Chapter 197: Someone from the Central Plains Court is coming (asking for monthly votes) "Master Chen, what do you think?" Gou Zhi asked tentatively with some caution. Chen Yuan saw that the local Lieutenant General was somewhat cautious, lowered his brows, and said lightly: "You and I are colleagues, and I am not a fierce tiger. There is no need to be like this. Sit down." Gou Zhi groaned in his heart, thinking, "This makes me even more nervous," but he still found a seat next to the one below and sat down. "Chen has heard what happened from his subordinates. What do you think should be done with these people, Mr. Gou?" Chen Yuan slowly turned his eyes to the side and threw the question to the other party. what? Gou Zhi's expression changed for a while. He couldn't figure out Chen Yuan's thoughts. He struggled for a while. "Your Excellency wants to." As he spoke, Gou Zhi raised his knife. "This is what Brother Gou meant. I will not interfere." Chen Yuan said coldly with an indifferent expression, "These people are not worth my attention. Brother Gou was not here just now, so I have something to tell him."

"First, we will send some of the prefectural troops out of the city to clear out some of the scattered little demons in the west. We caused quite a stir this time. The nine counties to the east and north of Weiyuan Prefecture were basically swept away. Many of the little demons that escaped are now scattered in the nearby mountains and forests." "Secondly, there will be a large number of refugees entering the city. This will require Brother Gou to work harder and arrange for these people. This task is a bit heavy." "Third, keep sending out scouts or contracted monsters to keep an eye on the area near Weiyuan Prefecture and find out as much as possible. My Ninth Mountain is short of soldiers and horses, so we need Brother Gou to take on more of the responsibility." "." As the local Lieutenant General, Gou Zhi was responsible for many complicated tasks, including personnel transfers, refugee arrangements, and nearby surveys. Chen Yuan threw all of them to him. Gou Zhi was shocked when he heard that Chen Yuan and his men had cleared out the nine counties. After listening to the tedious things Chen Yuan told him, he sat up slightly straighter. Not only did he not feel it was troublesome, but he nodded repeatedly. For a moment, I even wished I could give him more things to do so that I could feel at ease. This Jiu Zhonglang brought several masters from the sect to eliminate demons and captured nine counties. However, he was in Guang'an Prefecture, his own territory, and not only did he fail to do anything about the demons, but several families under his rule almost got into trouble. In comparison, he felt ashamed and guilty. "good!" "I'll arrange for someone to do it right away." "I will supervise it personally." Gou Zhi agreed repeatedly. Seeing this, Chen Yuan had no other explanation and said to see the guest off. "I just came back from outside and I am a little tired. I won't talk to you any more, Brother Gou." Gou Zhi knew what he meant, but his face flickered a few times and he hesitated to speak. "Chen Zhonglang" Chen Yuan's eyes slanted, "Hmm?" Gou Zhi was startled and quickly stood up, "Chen Zhonglang has been working hard these past few days, take a good rest." After saying that, he said goodbye, turned around and walked out quickly. When he left the courtyard, he looked up at the sky and sighed deeply. It seems that King Xiao and Zhang San's family are in great danger this time.

This Jiu Zhonglang said that he didn't want to intervene, but his attitude was already very clear. I want to use his knife and don't want to dirty my hands. As he thought about it, he couldn't help but show anger on his face. How many people were going to be killed by those damn idiots? Gou Zhi returned to Zhonglang Palace in anger, and heard a captain report: "Sir, the youngest daughter of the Xiao family is here to see you!" When Gou Zhi heard this, he flicked his sleeves and said, "No." The captain saw that his general was furious and looked hesitant. "Sir, you ordered the three families to be thrown into prison, but Xiao's grandfather was the former General of the Central Army, and many people in the government army have inherited his favor. Can you be flexible?" But Gou Zhi suddenly turned his head and shouted angrily: "Shut up!" "They are asking for their own death and have offended Jiu Zhonglang. Now, unless Jiu Zhonglang speaks up himself, no one in the entire Guang'an Prefecture can protect them, including me. Do you understand?" "From now on, no matter who comes to beg for mercy, no one from these three families will be allowed in." Gou Zhi then took a deep breath and ordered, "Call the other lieutenants here. I have something to tell you." The captain was shocked to see his general was so angry. He also sighed in his heart that these three families were too proud to offend the ninth mountain general. "Yes!" He walked out quickly, took a few steps, called his men to inform other captains, then walked through the corridor of the Xuntiansi and came to the gate of Xuntiansong, which was heavily guarded by soldiers. Next to the gate, in the rain, under a green oil-paper umbrella, stood the master and his servant. Xiao Qingzhi, the youngest daughter of the Xiao family, still in her green dress, and her maid Xiao Jiu, holding an oil-paper umbrella. The bearded captain walked quickly forward in the heavy rain. The rain was blocked three feet above his head by an invisible air curtain and turned into misty water vapor. "Captain Zhao!" The youngest daughter of the Xiao family could not help but step forward, her eyes, as clear as a pool, filled with hope. However, the bearded lieutenant, who had some ties to the Xiao family, sighed and shook his head, "Miss Xiao, my general refuses to see you. Go back. It will be useless no matter who comes." “Hey, your Xiao family has caused a big disaster this time, and even the general can’t save your father and your elder brother.” Xiao Qingzhi's body trembled, and her voice became hoarse. "Captain Zhao, please show Qingzhi the way forward. Qingzhi will be very grateful!" The anxious voice of the maidservant was heard nearby, and she supported the weak body of the young lady with her own body. "Miss, you are still injured." When the bearded captain heard that today was the birthday party of the youngest daughter of the Xiao family, he sighed. "It's useless. The three of you will attack the Ninth Mountain unless that Ninth Master speaks up in person. But that guy, ah, forget it, go back!" "But the master did that to save the young lady." The maid Xiao Jiu didn't understand why things suddenly turned out like this. The bearded captain shook his head. "You can go to West City and see why." Having said that, he turned around and walked away quickly.

On this day, two waves of ragged refugees poured into the west side of the city. I heard that many people were rescued by the Tianguan masters led by the Ninth Mountain General, and although they had hope of survival, they could not bear the pain of living alone and chose to commit suicide. The next day, at noon, more than 6,000 miles away, Jinguan City. Now, in just seven days, this city in the center of Jiannan Road has seen an influx of tens of thousands of people, all of whom are from powerful and prestigious families. They all came here to escape disaster. Especially in the south. As these people migrated, news from the battlefield in the south reached this big city. But the news caused the entire Jinguan City to fall into panic. "The news from the south is that on the front battlefield, the Tianmen Pass guarded by the Deputy Demon Suppression Envoy Xun Lord lost eleven counties outside the pass, and almost all the eleventh mountain of the vanguard were killed in the battle." "What? Another mountain was completely wiped out. How come it happened so quickly? The day before yesterday at Liaoyuan Pass, we just wiped out the sixth mountain." "What should we do? The demon tribe is coming with such force. If this continues, the mountain-cutting army will be defeated soon. Who will take over then?" "." Inside the city, as the news gradually spread, Jinguan City became quite uneasy. At noon that day, there was a sudden loud rumbling sound in the sky north of Jinguan City. Soon, a cloud was seen floating in the distance. Above the cloud, there were ancient chariots, exuding an ancient solemnity and vicissitudes. They seemed to come from a distant ancient battlefield, and the chariots were pulled by ferocious demons. Above the chariot, flags were fluttering in the wind. They were dragon flags with golden backgrounds. In the middle, a big word "Qian" was embroidered on it! The chariots stretched for several miles, rumbling through the sky, and directly ignoring the no-fly restriction of Jinguan City, roaring towards the center of the city, the high mountain! At this time, on Yunding Mountain, in the square in front of the Xuntian Palace, Pei Yanhu, the deputy commander of Jinguan City, was wearing armor and leading officials and soldiers of all ranks, all standing in a neat line with a solemn expression. Because someone from the imperial court has arrived! (End of this chapter)